New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-14
THE MURDER or CASHIER BIRRON
TAKING TIE ACCUSED MEN TO PORTLAND.
SMITH PROTESTS III, INNOCENCE WITH TEARS
HrAIN kEEP- SILENCE.
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BosToS. oct l3-A dispatch 10 me Jo""d! from Iott-
land says that o people boarded the Boston eN-
press al the way on the trip TO that city to-day
10 see the two men who are charged with numbering
| Cashier Barros of the Dexter bank nine years ago
Each prisoner was shackled to deputy sheriff and bore
the scrutiny indnerenty. David stain. the man accused
OF being the principal in the crime, maintained pohcy
of strict silence Oliver Cromwell Smith perused Win u'
erest the Of young STAIN until he reached the
details Of the murder. AT that point SMITHS emotions
oyercamc him and he broke down in tears. :" 1t Is
enough to overcome any man.. he said, " to be accused
of such crime that" Then. without urging he talked
with tno rcate,t freedom aud apparent candor about
the case.
"I never was in Dexter near there In my life he
said and know nothing whatever about the huIucr
ue was asked about his relations with stain, and spoke
In terms OF strong condemnation OF him ana MS recoru
.e has been 10 friend of mine FOR six or eight years
said he lie Is a thoroughly bad man and has made MS
living by crime. lived near him IN Medhed ior years
and admit that concerned with him there IN one
or two small jobs-stcalug grain from cars on the Vu
Colonv pailroad broke with him then however. for
| found [ would be sure to get into Uou"'e'
His plan was to keep the background in all the crimes
which he planned and executed, and II any trouble re-
suited to SHIFT the gnt upon his coniedera'es
"Had "a think stain to be. however don't believe nc
committed the Dexter crime. because am sure he was
ont of the state but during the year knew h ana
that once was his mother aud not at the 'no Oh
| tho murder Everybody knew him In Medhed ana t'ere
ar. plspty OF peope who employed him who can provo
| that he WAS in town at that time" Smith named
several citizens who would proo~ov w
able to give such information. spoaHlhs 'ur'"o'
rbout himself lie said that he had had VsI'ou croo'
aud ,h.t he had been successful at nothing. - even
r,ctised @ meiIcue at one time in New Orleans ne said
!. and atterward | was employed for awhile on steam
boats on the Mississippi" lie was 9oins On 20 " n.t -.
his experiences when the ohicer IN cnA' 'se VI w ~
him. ... - nm bonast man. He
,oId ain STRAIGHTFORWARD story, Win no "sposoh W
hnl hack information, except when the onicor III
~ him forbade hi m TO speak certain points he seems
disno.sd TO furnish all the Information III hs po"o.
aglinst stair whom he cordially hates. AND AL ho sao
time he utterly dlscaims aH Hho"'cuso0 VI '"' DN
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DyxTrR Me- oct. l3.-The story Of the confession OF
charles + sain WAS great surp se to the people Of
,hi The Barron case has been much discussed
urpp tho last eight that two parties haVe oeen
,rmed ons rayoring the idea Of suicide and the olneI
That Of murder President Bradbury, OF the oaIk, s
t was eyde MT that the story was told Dy some QUO
circmmstances OF Mr. BarIOn's death tie sal1 no wss
unwilling to discount the story I'D advance Anu 70
ized the statement that no persons were more -
nnd some good proof mat MI DarfoH u'N NV ~
suicide than the officers OF the Dank
SEARCHING THE RUINS OF THE OHIO AsiLo NJ
CLEVELAND, oct. l3.-One more charrsu pody
found In the ruins tho chapel OF the Northern ONO
Iupatc Asylum was taken from the chapel early this
or,rg increasing the list OF tho dead to seven lhree
hodss have not positively been identified as yet but be-
yond doubt the remains are those Oh ,ls' r.e1, u
1Iny who mas been missing since the fire, Miss Brnse
hon a patient from Wayne County ana MIS- kimberly.
patient Columbia County Inc injured inmates arc
doing as we'll as can bo expected
punT RRIRERY